2001 QF96
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Nov 2025	29.0	2.069 AU	2.992 AU	14h54m	-12°35'	17.1°	8.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2001 QF96 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3624852
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5445121
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.62779
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 158.65162
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 224.46309
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 206.27724
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 202.92266
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.63715
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.92            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 54 40.1   -12 35 12     2.992    2.069   17.1    8.1   300   29.0 
2025-11-24 06:28 UT   14 55 12.4   -12 37 18     2.991    2.068   17.2    8.1   299   29.0 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 56 40.1   -12 43 00     2.987    2.067   17.6    8.3   299   29.0 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 58 40.3   -12 50 44     2.982    2.066   18.1    8.5   299   29.0 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   15 00 40.7   -12 58 24     2.976    2.065   18.6    8.8   298   29.0 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   15 02 41.3   -13 05 58     2.971    2.063   19.1    9.0   298   29.0 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   15 04 42.1   -13 13 28     2.965    2.062   19.6    9.2   297   29.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   15 06 43.1   -13 20 54     2.959    2.060   20.1    9.4   297   29.1 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   15 08 44.3   -13 28 15     2.953    2.059   20.6    9.7   296   29.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   15 10 45.7   -13 35 30     2.947    2.058   21.1    9.9   296   29.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   15 12 47.4   -13 42 41     2.941    2.056   21.6   10.1   296   29.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   15 14 49.2   -13 49 47     2.934    2.054   22.1   10.4   295   29.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   15 16 51.3   -13 56 49     2.928    2.053   22.6   10.6   295   29.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   15 18 53.6   -14 03 45     2.921    2.051   23.1   10.8   295   29.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   15 20 56.0   -14 10 36     2.915    2.050   23.6   11.1   294   29.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   15 22 58.7   -14 17 22     2.908    2.048   24.1   11.3   294   29.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   15 25 01.7   -14 24 02     2.901    2.046   24.6   11.5   294   29.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   15 27 04.8   -14 30 38     2.894    2.045   25.1   11.8   293   29.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.